strawberry bread ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries - thawed, drained and juice reserved

Recipe

• lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch glass loaf pan, and line with greased waxed paper. preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, cream together butter or margarine, sugar, and almond extract. separate eggs, and beat in egg yolks one at a time until light and fluffy. sift flour, baking powder and soda into creamed mixture, and mix thoroughly. stir in 1/4 cup strawberry juice. fold in strawberries.
• in another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. fold into strawberry batter. turn batter into prepared pan. lightly drop pan to pop any air .
• bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and then cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.